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shama
(shama)
Pronunciation:
/ˈʃɑːmə/
noun
a long-tailed forest thrush of southern Asia, typically having blackish plumage with a reddish-brown belly.
Genus
Copsychus
, family
Turdidae
: five species
Origin:
mid 19th century
: from Hindi
śyāma
, from Sanskrit
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